diff --git a/python/example_robot_data/robots_loader.py b/python/example_robot_data/robots_loader.py
index e584b9fc5d60e8d9087e6e83e84bc1139974442a..e759f2391daec2c6f0affa32c493d640a83c3b33 100644
--- a/python/example_robot_data/robots_loader.py
+++ b/python/example_robot_data/robots_loader.py
@@ -393,6 +393,12 @@ class AllegroRightHandLoader(RobotLoader):
     urdf_subpath = "urdf"
 
 
+class AllegroLeftHandLoader(RobotLoader):
+    path = "allegro_hand_description"
+    urdf_filename = "allegro_left_hand.urdf"
+    urdf_subpath = "urdf"
+
+
 class UR3Loader(RobotLoader):
     path = "ur_description"
     urdf_filename = "ur3_robot.urdf"
@@ -496,6 +502,7 @@ ROBOTS = {
     "laikago": LaikagoLoader,
     "panda": PandaLoader,
     "allegro_right_hand": AllegroRightHandLoader,
+    "allegro_left_hand": AllegroLeftHandLoader,
     "romeo": RomeoLoader,
     "simple_humanoid": SimpleHumanoidLoader,
     "simple_humanoid_classical": SimpleHumanoidClassicalLoader,
diff --git a/robots/allegro_hand_description/urdf/allegro_left_hand.urdf b/robots/allegro_hand_description/urdf/allegro_left_hand.urdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f34e5ca5e46d7caa2a935d669a17c1570cd11dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robots/allegro_hand_description/urdf/allegro_left_hand.urdf
@@ -0,0 +1,509 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!-- =================================================================================== -->
+<!-- |    This document was autogenerated by xacro from allegro_hand_description_left.xacro | -->
+<!-- |    EDITING THIS FILE BY HAND IS NOT RECOMMENDED                                 | -->
+<!-- =================================================================================== -->
+<robot name="allegro_hand_left" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">
+  <!--
+rosrun xacro xacro.py allegro_hand_description_right.urdf.xacro > allegro_hand_description_right.urdf
+roslaunch launchers/fuerte/allegro_hand_jgui_right_virtual.launch 
+-->
+  <!-- ======================== BASE PARAMS ========================= -->
+  <!-- ======================== FINGER PARAMS ======================== -->
+  <!-- full height from joint to tip. when used,
+the radius of the finger tip sphere will be subtracted
+and one fixed link will be added for the tip. -->
+  <!--0.0435,   0.044981-->
+  <!--0.002298-->
+  <!--0.002298-->
+  <!-- ========================= THUMB PARAMS ========================= -->
+  <!-- ========================= LIMITS ========================= -->
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- BASE -->
+  <link name="base_link">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/base_link_left.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <!-- LEFT -->
+      <origin rpy="-1.5707963259 0 0" xyz="0 0 0 "/>
+      <!-- RIGHT -->
+      <!--<origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0 "/>-->
+      <material name="black">
+        <color rgba="0.2 0.2 0.2 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="-0.009300 0 -0.0475"/>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0408 0.1130 0.095"/>
+      </geometry>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- FINGERS -->
+  <!-- RIGHT HAND due to which finger is number 0 -->
+  <!-- for LEFT HAND switch the sign of the **offset_origin_y** and **finger_angle_r** parameters-->
+  <link name="link_8.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_0.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0164"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0082"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_8.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 0 1"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.47" upper="0.47" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="base_link"/>
+    <child link="link_8.0"/>
+    <origin rpy="-0.08726646255 0 0" xyz="0 0.0435 -0.001542"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_9.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_1.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.054"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.027"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_9.0" type="revolute">
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.196" upper="1.61" velocity="0"/>
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <parent link="link_8.0"/>
+    <child link="link_9.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0164"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_10.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_2.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0384"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0192"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_10.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.174" upper="1.709" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_9.0"/>
+    <child link="link_10.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.054"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_11.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0267"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.01335"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_11.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.227" upper="1.618" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_10.0"/>
+    <child link="link_11.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0384"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_11.0_tip">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0_tip.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="white">
+        <color rgba=".9 .9 .9 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <sphere radius="0.012"/>
+      </geometry>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_11.0_tip" type="fixed">
+    <parent link="link_11.0"/>
+    <child link="link_11.0_tip"/>
+    <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0267"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_4.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_0.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0164"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0082"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_4.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 0 1"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.47" upper="0.47" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="base_link"/>
+    <child link="link_4.0"/>
+    <origin rpy="0.0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0007"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_5.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_1.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.054"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.027"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_5.0" type="revolute">
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.196" upper="1.61" velocity="0"/>
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <parent link="link_4.0"/>
+    <child link="link_5.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0164"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_6.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_2.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0384"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0192"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_6.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.174" upper="1.709" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_5.0"/>
+    <child link="link_6.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.054"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_7.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0267"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.01335"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_7.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.227" upper="1.618" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_6.0"/>
+    <child link="link_7.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0384"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_7.0_tip">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0_tip.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="white">
+        <color rgba=".9 .9 .9 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <sphere radius="0.012"/>
+      </geometry>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_7.0_tip" type="fixed">
+    <parent link="link_7.0"/>
+    <child link="link_7.0_tip"/>
+    <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0267"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_0.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_0.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0164"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0082"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_0.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 0 1"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.47" upper="0.47" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="base_link"/>
+    <child link="link_0.0"/>
+    <origin rpy="0.08726646255 0 0" xyz="0 -0.0435 -0.001542"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_1.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_1.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.054"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.027"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_1.0" type="revolute">
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.196" upper="1.61" velocity="0"/>
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <parent link="link_0.0"/>
+    <child link="link_1.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0164"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_2.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_2.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0384"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0192"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_2.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.174" upper="1.709" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_1.0"/>
+    <child link="link_2.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.054"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_3.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0267"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.01335"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_3.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.227" upper="1.618" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_2.0"/>
+    <child link="link_3.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0384"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_3.0_tip">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_3.0_tip.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="white">
+        <color rgba=".9 .9 .9 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <sphere radius="0.012"/>
+      </geometry>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_3.0_tip" type="fixed">
+    <parent link="link_3.0"/>
+    <child link="link_3.0_tip"/>
+    <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0267"/>
+  </joint>
+  <!-- THUMB -->
+  <!--
+<xacro:thumb_right
+	finger_num=			"3" 
+	offset_origin_x=	"-0.0182"	
+	offset_origin_y=	"0.019333" 
+	offset_origin_z=	"-0.045987"
+	
+	
+	finger_angle_r=		"0"
+	finger_angle_p=		"-${95*DEG2RAD}"	
+	finger_angle_y=		"-${90*DEG2RAD}"
+/>
+-->
+  <!--
+	finger_angle_r=		"${90*DEG2RAD}"
+	finger_angle_p=		"-${100*DEG2RAD}"	
+	finger_angle_y=		"${0*DEG2RAD}"
+	-->
+  <link name="link_12.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <!-- RIGHT -->
+        <!-- <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_12.0_right.STL" /> -->
+        <!-- LEFT -->
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_12.0_left.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black">
+        <color rgba=".2 .2 .2 1"/>
+      </material>
+      <origin rpy="3.1415926518 0 0" xyz="0 0 0"/>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0358 0.034 0.0455"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <!-- RIGHT -->
+      <!-- <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="${-0.0358/2+0.0} ${.018/2} ${.029/2}"/> -->
+      <!-- LEFT -->
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="-0.0179 -0.009 0.0145"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_12.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="+1 0 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="0.263" upper="1.396" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="base_link"/>
+    <child link="link_12.0"/>
+    <origin rpy="0 -1.65806278845 1.5707963259" xyz="-0.0182 -0.019333 -0.045987"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_13.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_13.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black">
+        <color rgba=".2 .2 .2 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0177"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.00885"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_13.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 0 -1"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.105" upper="1.163" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_12.0"/>
+    <child link="link_13.0"/>
+    <!-- RIGHT -->
+    <!-- <origin xyz="-0.027 0.005 0.0399"/> -->
+    <!-- LEFT -->
+    <origin xyz="-0.027 -0.005 0.0399"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_14.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_14.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black">
+		  	</material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0514"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0257"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_14.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.189" upper="1.644" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_13.0"/>
+    <child link="link_14.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0177"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_15.0">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_15.0.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="black">
+    	</material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <box size="0.0196 0.0275 0.0423"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.02115"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_15.0" type="revolute">
+    <axis xyz="0 1 0"/>
+    <limit effort="0" lower="-0.162" upper="1.719" velocity="0"/>
+    <parent link="link_14.0"/>
+    <child link="link_15.0"/>
+    <origin xyz="0 0 0.0514"/>
+  </joint>
+  <link name="link_15.0_tip">
+    <visual>
+      <geometry>
+        <mesh filename="package://example-robot-data/robots/allegro_hand_description/meshes/link_15.0_tip.STL"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <material name="white">
+        <color rgba=".9 .9 .9 1"/>
+      </material>
+    </visual>
+    <collision>
+      <geometry>
+        <sphere radius="0.012"/>
+      </geometry>
+      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0"/>
+    </collision>
+  </link>
+  <joint name="joint_15.0_tip" type="fixed">
+    <parent link="link_15.0"/>
+    <child link="link_15.0_tip"/>
+    <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 0.0423"/>
+    <!--0.0267000000000005-->
+  </joint>
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- ============================================================================= -->
+  <!-- THUMB MACRO -->
+  <!-- END THUMB MACRO -->
+  <!-- THREE FINGER MACRO -->
+  <!-- [[END]] THREE FINGER MACRO -->
+</robot>